Summary
James Cobb is a data analyst and UCLA Statistics & Data Science senior with a Music Industry minor who blends quantitative rigor with deep industry intuition for digital music. He founded and runs DAW, UCLA’s largest student-operated electronic music organization, and has produced/engineered music for nearly a decade with collaborations exceeding 20 million streams. James applies data-driven approaches to creative problems—building tools like the viral "Spotify Pie" visualization and using analytics in A&R and artist management to surface emerging talent. At Wild West Social House he manages and optimizes a digital inventory of 8,000+ designer pieces, demonstrating cross-domain product data experience beyond music. He pairs hands-on production and studio technical skills with experience in event promotion and music tech, positioning him to bridge data science, music product, and audience growth. Based in Los Angeles, he’s focused on using recommendation and modeling techniques to create fairer exposure systems for developing artists rather than reinforcing popularity bias.
7 years of coding experience
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Denver East High School
University of California, Los Angeles